22.03.2013The ex-President of Moldova, Chairman of the Communist Party MP Vladimir Voronin says he doesn’t really see a particular need for holding consultations with the Liberal Democratic Party to launch the procedure of discharging Parliament Speaker Marian Lupu.

EUROPEAN UNION URGING MOLDOVA TO PROCEED WITH REFORMS

15.01.2008

Chisinau. Moldova must continue domestic reforms, particularly in the fields of human rights, freedom of the press, consolidation of the judiciary, and corruption prevention, European Commission Chairman Jose Manuel Durao Barroso stated during his meeting with Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin in Brussels on Monday.

Barroso called upon Chisinau to proceed with implementation of the laws adopted by the Moldovan Parliament in conformity with European norms and standards.

Vladimir Voronin was quoted by the ITAR-TASS news agency of Russia as saying that Moldova’s accession to the European Union is remaining one of the key objectives of the republic’s leadership, and that “we need to work really hard for Moldova to be able to join the European Union at a proper moment”.

The President said that last 3 years the Moldovan Parliament passed over 2 hundred laws permitting to bring Moldova closer to the European Union, and now the objective is to make these laws work.

Touching on the Transnistrian settlement topic, the European Commission Chairman said the European Union highly appreciates the measures of trust between Chisinau and Tiraspol, and stands ready to render to the Moldovan authorities every necessary assistance – both financial one and at the level of experts – to help realize the measures.